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ZLD.eco2
The unique zero liquid discharge hybrid system
 ZLD.eco2 - the most economical Zero Liquid Discharge solution on the market

ZLD done right.

Under the brand name ZLD.eco2 HAGER + ELSÄSSER has
developed an innovative combination of methods to completely
eliminate liquid waste, also known as Zero Liquid Discharge,
with their cooperation partner MFT GmbH from Cologne.

he particular advantage is the the eveporator. ZLD.eco2 is especially

T reduction in both the investment
and the operating costs compared to
standard methods for zero liquid
discharge. The main contribution to these
savings are created by the high pressure
reverse osmosis stage: The resulting
parameters allow a size reduction of
interesting for the oil and gas, mining
and chemical industries and, beyond
that, for companies and corporations
that need full recycling of materials
at their production sites due either to
legal requirements or specific
circumstances.

wastewater M M M
100%
15°C

pretreatment
process

16°C

28°C
condensator
thermal
process

Since all processes within the ZLD.eco2

process must be protected against ~5%

precipitation, careful pre-treatment of

the raw water flow is essential.
H+E draws upon an extensive process
portfolio and literally decades of
45 – 65°C
accumulated experience of their centrifuge

specialists in order to adapt the exact

process requirements to each specific
circumstance.

sludge, solids condensate heating energy

 Left side:
High-pressure module
as a central element
for the high pressure
process within ZLD.eco2

Left:
Manufacturing of the
membrane elements
for the circular disc
module for the high
pressure reverse
osmosis from ZLD.eco2

The prepared waste water then passes

permeate
through the three steps of the ZLD.eco2
buffer tank
70% process, of which two regular low-
26°C pressure reverse osmosis steps are the
98%
permeate first. While the resulting permeate
process water
flows into a tank for further processing,
28°C the intercepted concentrate enters the
high-pressure part of the system.
RO 1
100%
24°C
In the second stage the pressure is
increased to about 200 bars in a special
high-pressure reverse osmosis stage,
30%
20°C
resulting in further concentration of the
15% pollutants in the remaining waste water.
The extreme pressure results in a
39°C

low and RO 2 43°C significant increase in the temperature

mid pressure of the liquid.
process
This is used to advantage by the third
~8% ~70°C
stage of ZLD.eco2 technology. The
evaporator stage takes the preheated
15% high pressure concentrate, further concentrates it
process under vacuum in a “flasher-like” system
M and creates a solid product via the
docked centrifuge. Optionally,
~70°C 43°C
a separate vacuum dryer can be
connected downstream.

high pressure
RO 3/4
Benefits
This smaller thermal stage enables
ZLD.eco2 to provide particularly low
running costs in comparison with
conventional methods.
It is this reduction in the size of the
various process components that allows
the one-time investment costs to be
manageable. Moreover, this applies not
only for the thermal stage, but also for
the reverse osmosis units that use
the energy released in the system to
increase efficiency.
Since the fine-tuned process technology
results in a further in size of the
individual stages, ZLD.eco2 systems are
particularly space saving.
The modular and space-saving design
of a ZLD.eco2 system also ensures low
time and cost for its installation.
Integrated recycling within a ZLD.eco2
system reduces the cost for cooling to a
minimum.
Since the already-treated concentrate
is re-used in different stages of the
process, the overall consumption of
chemicals is minimised.
High pressure membrane stack for ZLD.eco2

Reverese osmosis plant for the low- and mid-pressure part of ZLD.eco2

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